Program Manager – Project Assurance Lead :: Urgent Requirement

[Vinod Mishra]

Hello All,

I am reaching out to see if you had any consultants available for some of our urgent staffing needs.

Looking to engage a Program Manager – Project Assurance Lead

Location: Canada

This engagement will be effective: October 2023 (upon hire) to March 31, 2024, with the possibility of extension. In your response, please indicate the candidate’s planned vacation during the period of this engagement, including if non presently planned.

Candidates must meet the following critical requirement to be considered for this role:

Minimum of 10 years of experience managing Information Technology projects
Valid PMP certification
Experience managing multiple projects concurrently.
Strong analytical skills with experience in root cause analysis and developing solution options.
Excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation.
Location changes ours:

Remote (work from home)
8 hours daily, Monday to Friday (excluding stat holidays and mandatory vacation time off as specified by MBLL)
Core business hours are between 8:00am- 4:30pm (Central time)
Responsibilities:

Manage the performance of assigned project managers.
Ensure project managers comply with PMO methodology.
Proactively monitor and resolve project roadblocks in alignment with PMO guidance.
Address project team conflicts
Ensure project managers assertively address conflicts with stakeholders and sponsors.
Review and approve key project management artifacts.
Ensure the following project management activities are performed according to MBLL standards:
Project initiation and planning
Budget development, tracking, and variance reporting
Resource planning and assignment
Schedule management (develop, control and update)
Status reporting
Issue management, including issue logging, tracking, and escalation.
Project change management, utilizing the change control process to manage changes to project scope, budget, and schedule.
Quality management, including review and assurance of deliverables prior to acceptance.
Risk management, including risk assessment, contingency planning, tracking risk status, and initiating contingency plans.
Communication management, including communication planning and execution of the plan.
Deliverable acceptance process, including identification of who will be accepting project deliverables and the process that will be used.
Required Experience and Skills:

Expertise in project lifecycles, and project planning including Resource, cost, and schedule estimation.
Experience developing business cases.
Experience providing oversight and managing performance of project managers.
Strong facilitation skills.
Additional Requirements:

PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is desired.
Experience planning and managing projects in a Public Sector organization is an asset.
Familiarity with Smartsheet is desired.
Must have Windows based computer with standard Windows 10 applications.
Must possess own communication device.
If you have any candidates available for these requirements, please share their updated resume along with Visa Status, hourly rates, and availability.

Thanks & Regards,

Vinod Mishra | Asst. Manager
Email: vinod....@cyret.com | Web: http://www.cyret.com
Cyret Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd.
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